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BackPainOMO Posted - May 02 2009 : 16:22:26
I have this build from CyberPower ($1,908.27 all in or $1,687.20 + tax and shipping):

(The idea is to buy another video card in the future to run dual vid cards. The rest should have a pretty nice life expectancy. Had to go with XP Pro and I will be skipping Vista completely until the next MS OS comes out)

Please give me a comment or two if you see something that is wrong. I will use my existing monitor.

UPDATED (changed to 3gb ram 1800 speed)

CASE: CoolerMaster Cosmos Silent Gaming Tower Case w/ 420 Watts Power Supply (Original Color)
Neon Light Upgrade: NONE
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Extra Case Cooling Fan (1 x Fan)
POWER SUPPLY Upgrade: 1, 000 Watts Power Supplies (Corsair HX1000W Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366
COOLING FAN : Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual CPU Cooling Fan System (Extreme Silent Operation at only 20dBA)
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA, GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394a, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 3GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1800MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair Dominator)
FREEBIES: None
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 CORE 216 896MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: None
VIDEO CARD 3: None
MULTIPLE VIDEO CARD SETTINGS: Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor
LCD Monitor: NONE
2nd Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
HARD DRIVE COOLING FAN : None
USB PORTABLE DRIVE: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
Optical Drive 2: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy SE
SPEAKERS: Logitech X-240 2.1 Configuration Subwoofer Speakers System
NETWORK: Intel Pro Gigabite 10/100/1000 Network Card
MODEM: NONE
KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 250 USB Keyboard (Black Color)
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
Extra Thermal Display : THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER (BLACK COLOR)
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: NONE
Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
VIDEO CAMERA: NONE
PRINTER: None
PRINTER CABLE: None
IEEE CARD: NONE
USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
FLOPPY: NONE
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional w/ Service Pack 3
FREEBIES: None
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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medicated Posted - May 08 2009 : 20:28:48
Zotacs Amp Editions are almost as fast as the fastest watercooled cards from the factory are. I never have any issues with my Amp 9800GTX. So far im happy and getting 90 FPS in every game but Crysis...its around 40. My best 3dmk06 was http://service.futuremark.com/results/showSingleResult.action?resultId=7404222&resultType=14
BackPainOMO Posted - May 04 2009 : 19:57:29
I just found my notes on the video card. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! (requires nForce based mobos) is the other card I was talking about above that has better performance due to the "next level of performance primarily due to NVIDIA's second generation architecture coupled the addition of 24 streaming processors, upping the total to 216." Whatever that means.

Here are a couple links:

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=72

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2008/10/22/zotac-geforce-gtx-260-amp2-216-edition/1
pinkfloyd Posted - May 04 2009 : 19:01:30
My opinion, I'd go with the EVGA, as I've heard great things about both boards and EVGA has a lifetime warranty for products ending in 'A1' (the X58 mobo is one of those). Also, I believe the Asus board has a v1 and a v2, where the v2 is actually missing something - but I don't recall what (some hardware component).
Stingray Posted - May 03 2009 : 17:38:56
Like EVGA as well, great customer support and forums.

Also love this little utility.

http://www.evga.com/PRecision/

I use it mostly for the manual fan control feature. Auto feature isn't aggressive enough for me.
Nosehair-OMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 15:55:07
Go with HB. He's the OMO guru (if you go by 3DMark score).
HEARTBURN-OMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 13:23:45
Almost all my vcards have been EVGA and never has any issues...
BackPainOMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 09:25:46
My wife would think I had gone off the deep end if I overclocked and did water cooling. It was bad enough for her that it wasn't a Dell.

As for the, "it only costs a little bit more to....", items, I had to keep it under $2,000 to get the green light. I've been trying to get a new computer for 2 years and I was blown away yesterday when the wife (after getting an update on our checking account balance) gave the go ahead. I knocked down the price by keeping my existing monitor, not doing the second video card I wanted, and keeping XP Pro so I did not have to get new MS Office. (All of which I can upgrade later with this system - unlike what I could do with a Dell.)

The EVGA was not my first brand choice for the video card, there was one other I researched that was better, but the EVGA was high on the list and CyberPower did not offer a better option at the time.
HEARTBURN-OMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 08:45:26
oh....I went with 121 gigs of ram...doesn't cost much more than the 3 and boy am I happy with it..oh and I really am happy with the water cooled system. I'm running about 20% less heat than before..
HEARTBURN-OMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 08:41:27
It doesn't cost much more to go 3.20 gs vs the 2.66 and you will be a little happier with the 10,000 hds. Other than that it looks sweeeeet.
Old Bugger OMO Posted - May 03 2009 : 04:59:24
Think Im going to need a tissue.

Just got a Asus EAH4870 Dark Knight Top vid card. So far it has ate up everything I have thrown at it and is still begging for more.
Expired-OMO Posted - May 02 2009 : 18:00:59
WELL THANKS ALOT.........Ask for input and then just go ahead and do what you want any............The nerve of some people.

Looks good if you got the upgrade PS as a 420w wouldn't cut it. That system will do just fine and later down the road you can add a second GTX 260 and still have one kick ass system.
BackPainOMO Posted - May 02 2009 : 17:23:21
Can't remember exactly, but it is a 21-22" LG brand Flatron widescreen.

I could not wait, so the deed is done. Expect delivery in a couple weeks (too cheap for fast shipping).

So, if you have any comments, only post the good ones....
Stingray Posted - May 02 2009 : 17:14:56
What size monitor are you running?

Good CPU, will easily Overclock to 3.33GHz and beyond.

You can add Ram later for cheaper price.

Good Video Card, pick another one up in a year or so for SLI'd Bliss.

Good Mobo.

Good Power Supply

Looks like your good to go!

Sting Seal of Approval.
BackPainOMO Posted - May 02 2009 : 17:02:23
I'm debating the memory issue. 32 bit XP Pro only supports up to 3 GB of Ram. I don't want Vista because of my productivity software I do not want to have to upgrade.

guess I should just take the 3gb ram and call it a day. Maybe get a little better vid card or just save the money.

(Final is to go to 3gb of 1800 speed ram and keep the XP PRO)
Kayjay Posted - May 02 2009 : 16:57:45
God dang it.... I just drooled on myself.

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